Spread across an area of 7.5 square kilometers, Anamudi Shola National Park is one of the famous tourist spots in the Idukki district. It was in 2003 as part of the Anamalai sub-cluster, Anamudi Shola, comprising Mannavan Shola, Idivara Shola, and Pullardi Shola, was raised as a National park. Among all the surrounding protected areas…
Eravikulam National park, also known as Rajamalai National Park, is located on the Kannan Devan Hills in Munnar, Idukki. It is the only wildlife sanctuary with a view of grasslands and tea plantations in the surrounding area. Eravikulam National Park is exclusively dedicated to the preservation of the most endangered mountain goats, Nilgiri Tahrs. One…
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Mathikettan Shola National Park with an area of 12.82 square kilometres is located in Udumbanchola taluk in Idukki district, Kerala. The name Mathikettan, the Tamil word is literally translated to English as “mind confuser”. There are multiple paths and crossways in the forest, the visitors often get confused once entered within the gates of the…
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Pampadum Shola National Park located in the Idukki district is the smallest National Park in all Kerala with only an area of 11. 75-kilometre square. It is maintained by the Kerala Department of Forests and Wildlife along with other national parks. Pampadum Shola got its name from three Malayalam words, “pamp” which means “snake”, “attam”…